Menken, Adah IsaacsInfelicia

VENETIA.

BRIGHT as the light that burns at night,In the starry depths of Aide,When star and moon in leafy JuneWith love and joy are laden;Bright as the light from moon and star,Stars in glorious duster,Be the lights that shine on this life of thingBe the beauty of its lustre.

Beneath the moon in leafy June,Sweet vows are fondly spoken;Beneath the stars, the silvery tuneOf music floats unbroken.Beneath the sky, and moon and star.Come nestling birds of beauty.And Love with Bliss, and Hope with JoyTroop down the path of duty.

And when the vow thou breathest now,For me, for mine and only,Shall float to Aiden's starry land,Where none are lost or lonely,Believe me, when the angel bendsHis loving ear to listen,Radiant will be the smile that blendsWith the beauteous tears that glisten.

For darling, those who love us hereWith tender, sweet emotion,With love that knows no stop or fear,But burneth with devotion;Tis only but another proofThat something good is left us,That we are not by Heaven forgot,That Heaven hath not bereft us.